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VC398 William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards
BORN 7 May 1855
DIED 17 September 1912 AGE 57
VC Won 13 September 1882 AGE 27
Place VC Won Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt
War/Campaign Arabi Pasha Rebellion
Name William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards No.
VC Issue No. 398 Awards VC
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
Later Royal Highland Fusiliers
Now 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
Rank VC Won Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career Major
Place Of Birth Hardingham, Norfolk, England
Place Of Death Hardingham, Norfolk, England
Buried/Location Ashes St George's Churchyard, Church Road, Hardingham, Norfolk
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 13 February 1883
VC Presented 24 February 1883, Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Memorials
P Headstone, St George's Churchyard, Church Road, Hardingham, Norfolk
P Memorial plaque and window at St George's Church, Hardingham, Norfolk
P Name on Victoria Cross memorial, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire
By The Way…
In later life he became a member of The Honourable Corps of Gentleman At Arms, the monarchs bodyguard
VC Held By
Not known
